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Corn stocks to fall 'far lower than USDA believes' 2 Apr 2012
Analysts refine all-important estimates for corn stocks at the close of this season, after they turn out lower than expected at the half-way stage |
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Speculative buying of soybeans could be 'limited' 2 Apr 2012
Speculators' record net long position in Chicago soybeans could limit their appetite for further bets on rising prices |
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US corn plantings to hit 75-year high 30 Mar 2012
US farmers are to raise corn sowings even further than had been expected, at the expense of soybeans and wheat. Grain and oilseed prices soar |
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US farmers' huge bet on corn had better pay off 30 Mar 2012
US growers huge allocations to corn in their planting schedules bodes well if everything goes to plan. The trouble is if it doesn't |
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Has slump in grain prices paved way for a rebound? 30 Mar 2012
It is not surprising that investors have quit grain futures in droves ahead of numbers on Friday with a difficult history. But have they done too far? |
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China deal eases nerves after weak US corn exports 29 Mar 2012
A fall in corn prices tempts importers after the worst week for US export sales since 2004 |
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Paraguay soy farmers face hangover from drought 29 Mar 2012
Paraguay's soybean exports, hit this season by drought, are to remain restricted in 2012-13 too, in part down to weakened farm finances |
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Goldman cuts commodity outlook, but upbeat on corn 28 Mar 2012
Goldman Sachs foresees upside for corn futures, and in livestock too, even as it downgrades the commodities sector. But corn prices slip anyway |
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Wheat on key US farms in best condition since 2010 27 Mar 2012
Rains boosts wheat in areas including the top growing state of Kansas. But cooler weather lies ahead, posing a frost risk to northern corn areas |
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Need to ration demand to lift soybean price to $14 27 Mar 2012
Rabobank reassures on soybean prices even as they slip in nerves ahead of a key report. The bank lifts its forecasts for palm oil futures too
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Switch to barley to sink Argentina's wheat exports 26 Mar 2012
Argentina's, keenly priced, wheat exports are to tumble more than 30% in 2012-13, as anger at government curbs fuels a switch to barley en masse |
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Rains to hand Australia another bumper wheat crop 25 Mar 2012
US farm officials prove more upbeat than other commentators on prospects for Australia's 2012 wheat crop, citing moisture benefits |
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